Exodus 7-11 describes Moses going to Pharaoh and telling him about God. Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he did not listen to Moses, and so 10 different plagues were sent upon him and his people. Spend some time reading through these chapters. What do you notice?
Imagine yourself in Moses’ shoes in these verses. What do you think that he was thinking and feeling as he continued to do what God said, telling Pharaoh about God, watching and having a hand in the Egyptians suffering, and then continuing to see Pharaoh harden his heart? Do you feel like you ever have a similar experience?
How do you notice God’s faithfulness and presence to Moses in these verses? (See Exodus 8:12-15 and 30-32, Exodus 10:18-20 for a few examples.) Do you feel like God is present to you like that?
12 After Moses and Aaron left Pharaoh, Moses cried out to the Lord about the frogs he had brought on Pharaoh. 13 And the Lord did what Moses asked. The frogs died in the houses, in the courtyards and in the fields. 14 They were piled into heaps, and the land reeked of them. 15 But when Pharaoh saw that there was relief, he hardened his heart and would not listen to Moses and Aaron, just as the Lord had said.
Exodus 8:12-15
30 Then Moses left Pharaoh and prayed to the Lord, 31 and the Lord did what Moses asked. The flies left Pharaoh and his officials and his people; not a fly remained. 32 But this time also Pharaoh hardened his heart and would not let the people go.
Exodus 8:30-32
18 Moses then left Pharaoh and prayed to the Lord. 19 And the Lord changed the wind to a very strong west wind, which caught up the locusts and carried them into the Red Sea. Not a locust was left anywhere in Egypt. 20 But the Lordhardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he would not let the Israelites go.
Exodus 10:18-20
Is there anything from these verses you want to pray, journal, or talk through with a friend or mentor? If so, do it!
